QuoteReplyTopic: Odd-numbered years better for prog? Posted: March 15 2013 at 11:34

Looking through my collection, I noticed that most of the best prog and jazz/fusion albums came out in odd-numbered years. That's not to say that great albums didn't come out in even-numbered years, but there is a substantial difference. This is especially apparent in modern prog, years like 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 seem to have a lot of great albums released by various bands and artists, much more than the even numbered years. 2013 seems to be heading that way too. Anyone else notice this and can comment?

Funny you should mention that, I've actually thought the exact same thing. I had been looking through my albums from the 70s and 71, 73, 75, 77 and 79 all seem a little more fruitful than the years going up to em. Coincidence yes, but it's still pretty uncanny.

Latter years I'm not that sure, but 11 beats 12 imo.

Edited by Guldbamsen - March 15 2013 at 11:40

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

I hear volley ball was quite hip back in those days, and as anybody who knows anything'll tell you, then volley ball was a overt gesture towards the making of prog rock(the ball was at the time made out of granite, which makes it one of the first controlled flying rocks - ie prog rock).

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

First off, that's only 70s albums there have been many years that decade ended. Do another list and include odd-numbered albums, and we'll compare.

I could, and so could you. But there is no reason to do that - the point I was making, (and I think it is made sufficiently as to not require any further examples), is that there is no odd-even correlation at all. And if it doesn't work for the 70s then why bother with the other decades?

darkshade wrote:

But also:

darkshade wrote:

That's not to say that great albums didn't come out in even-numbered years

And when there is an acceptably balance between even and odd year-numbers in the Top albums then it is safe to assume that if we measure good years by the number of great albums then, again, there is no odd-even correlation at all.

When there is not logical explanation why there should be a correlation then any perceived correlation will be in question.

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I hear volley ball was quite hip back in those days, and as anybody who knows anything'll tell you, then volley ball was a overt gesture towards the making of prog rock(the ball was at the time made out of granite, which makes it one of the first controlled flying rocks - ie prog rock).

A truly accurate statement concerning the nature of statistics! I often find myself split between the odd and even numbers of almost everything.

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

First off, that's only 70s albums there have been many years that decade ended. Do another list and include odd-numbered albums, and we'll compare.

I could, and so could you. But there is no reason to do that - the point I was making, (and I think it is made sufficiently as to not require any further examples), is that there is no odd-even correlation at all. And if it doesn't work for the 70s then why bother with the other decades?

darkshade wrote:

But also:

darkshade wrote:

That's not to say that great albums didn't come out in even-numbered years

And when there is an acceptably balance between even and odd year-numbers in the Top albums then it is safe to assume that if we measure good years by the number of great albums then, again, there is no odd-even correlation at all.

When there is not logical explanation why there should be a correlation then any perceived correlation will be in question.

Dean's right. If there were anything to it, why would it not apply equally to the 70s? It sounds perhaps like a streak. Even if there were a genuine imbalance, streaks happen. If they didn't no one would get excited about gambling. But I'm not convinced there's any skewing at all, because there's no method of arriving at inter-rater reliability. What gets counted or not counted is simply subjective.

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